april 11, 2009

did the readington time trial today. second race of the year for me which is a great start to the season. was happy with my effort. finished in the middle of the group tied for 21st out of 45 racers. alex won which was a great way to finish a rainy cold day. nick did well too after missing his start by nearly a minute. i was almost late but ran to the line and rushed to get ready which ended up in me not taking a hold. at the turn around point my brakes didnt hold and ended up going almost 20 feet past the cone!

although the rider behind me passed me we ended up sprinting to the finish in which i won out. uphill efforts prove to be something i enjoy and am good at :)

next week is rahway. this is a key race which comes early in the season. a team win would be great since we will have a nice outing. but im looking for another first place.

april 7, 2009

rode in rahway park tonight though i didnt want to. took convincing by ken but eventually i headed over there and was semi miserable for the warm up. once the race started though i felt better. made some good moves and got in a 4 man break that was after the lead chase group. feel out of the group at one point and clawed my way back but just couldnt hang. eventually ended up in the main field and hung out there for the rest of the race. another rider went just before the last turn and i decided to go as well. caught him and pretty much rode in with him for the remainder.

good ride. always glad when i ride hard after not feeling like it to begin with.

april 4, 2009

did my first race of this season today. the sandy hook tt. PUNISHING! was fun though. met alex, ken, nick, and matt down there and we all warmed up on trainers together. did 45 mins on the trainer which felt good. went off 6th with alex right behind me at 7th position!

right off the bat the race was crazy! in the first mile due to the 20+mph head/side wind all the riders were greeted to a face washing with sand coming off the bay side beach. fucking hurt! after the punishment of the first half of the ride the turn around welcomed a tail/side wind that carried me back. finished 25th out of 65. dont know how i did in the "be like eddy" competition (no aero equipment). will find out in the next few days. but had a good ride. after though i think i could have pushed a little harder on the way back in. oh well. still am happy with how i did. and i didnt crash!!

oh and alex passed me in the first 2 miles!